Chief Pontiac
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 255 years ago |
Founded | Pontiac |
Defunct | October 31, 2010 |
Headquarters | Detroit |
Michigan | |
Parent company | General Motors |
Key people | Semon Knudsen |
John DeLorean | |
Date of birth | January 1,1720 |
Born | Great Lakes Region |
Died | Cahokia |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 20,1769 |
Known for | Pontiac's War |
Full name | Obwandiyag |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 595000 |
Chief Pontiac Life story
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.